Web 2.0 Expo

I went to the conference with Yu-Fen and Heidi. We collected a lot flyers in order if we forgot the name of the company that we’re interested in. I found some useful web 2.0 tools.

1. ZOHO - www.zoho.com

Work. Online ( Online Office and Collaboration Suite.)
-Zoho Writer (Online Word Processor): Access, edit and share documents from anywhere
-Zoho Sheet ( Online Spreadsheet Application): Access, edit and share spreadsheets (Import and Export Excel files)
-Zoho Show (Online Presentation Tool): Import and embed presentation in your blog or website. -Zoho Creator (Online Database Application Creator): Intuitive drap-and-drop interface to create customized database applications quickly.
-Zoho Projects (Online Project Management Service): Create tasks, assign owners and speify deadlines, upload files and manage them centrally.
-Zoho Planner (Online Organizer): Add multiple To-do lists with dates. Mark them complete when they get done.
-Other Zoho offerings: CRM, Wiki, Meeting, Notebook, Chat, Mail, Polls, Challenge, Viewer, DB & Reports, Site 24x7

2. Zude – www.zude.com
Feel Free
- Templates: create your own website
- Tag: Everything you add to your zude page is considered an object.
- Drop-Zone Technology: take images from anywhere
- Advanced Properties: Add borders, headers, tooters, shadows and transparency to images, text and other objects.
- File Manager: manage your online content
- Add Pages: build real websites
- Text Boxes: put your text where you want it.
- Rate: Rating can be used to either determine the appropriateness of the content a Zude user posts.
- Widgets: add widgets and gadgets to your zude pages
- Drag-and-Drop Wallpaper: create wallpaper from any image

3. SynthaSite – http://www.synthasite/
A Web 2.0 publishing platform
Anyone can build a website in minutes
Easy to use drag and drop interface
No ads, no banners – It’s your website !
No subscription fee – It’s totally FREE
Compatible with all browsers

4. Profy – http://www.profy.com/
All things blogging
- Blog :Multiple drag-and-drop widgets to configure your blog
- Read Feeds: Have a more productive and satisfying reading experience
- Socialize: Benefit from a platform designed to enrich communication among bloggers and readers.

5. BlueString – http://www.bluestring.com/
- Preserve & Access: Users can manually or automatically add their media files to their BlueString account.
- Create: Users can easily incorporate media from multiple locations into slideshows and creations to capture and share their memories in a richer, more exciting way.
- Share & Collaborate: User can invite friends and family to collaborate on creations by adding their own personal media files to a show.
- Accessories: A tool that automatically copies files added to you’re my Pictures, My Videos, and My Music filders to BlueString.

6. Photobucket – http://www.photobucket.com/
- Easy to sign up a new account
- Upload photos & video: Users can upload from “my computer”, “web URL”, “mobile phone” and “email”.
- Create slideshow: Users can also choose one of styles that they like and create an active slideshow.
- 1 GB free storage
- Integrated image editing: Users can crop, rotate, and flip images.
- Crating a Remix: Remix with Adobe Premiere Express is a new editing tool that will allow you to combine images and video with graphics, captions, borders, transitions, music, and other effects by dragging and dropping content to a timeline.
- Creating a Meez Avatar: create, customize and share 3D avatars in the same manner that you can share your images, videos, and remixes.
- Sharing Content Using “share album” Tab: Sharing an album to Myspace, via Email, Facebook, Freewebs, Friendster, Blogger, Piczo and Tagged.
- Downloading to a Mobile Device

I was thinking to add Flick link as a web 2.0 tool for my 894 project. After I went to Web 2.0 Expo, I would like to use photobucket instead of Flickr. The main reason why I choose it, it’s because photobucket is easier to sign up a new account. I don’t want to provide my personal information for sign a new account for my project because I will link on the website. I also like their another function. It’s better and easier to use than Voicethread. It’s like a online “i-movie” tool.

I received some ideas and learned more useful tools at the conference. I also got free beer, free popcorn, free chips, free cookies and free shopping bags.